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| XHIMT-TDT,XHTVM-TDT | |
| History | |
| Founded | September 1, 1968 (1968-09-01) |
Former call signs | XHDF-TV (1968–2015) |
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| Independent (1968–1983) | |
Call sign meaning | XHDistrito Federal (former name for administrative division containing Mexico City before 2016 unification into an autonomous entity) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRT |
| ERP | 468.030 kW[2] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°31′57.50″N99°07′49.70″W / 19.5326389°N 99.1304722°W /19.5326389; -99.1304722 |
| Translator(s) | see§ Repeaters |
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| Website | www |
XHDF-TDT (channel 1) is theflagship station of Mexico'sAzteca Unotelevision network, located inMexico City. Azteca Uno can be seen in most major cities in Mexico throughTV Azteca'sowned-and-operated transmitter network. XHDF providesHD programming to other transmitters and cable and satellite viewers.
The concession for XHDF-TV was awarded in 1968 alongside that ofXHTM-TV channel 8. The two stations were intended to come on in time for the1968 Summer Olympics. While the first programs were broadcast on September 1 with the transmission of the fourth government report of PresidentGustavo Díaz Ordaz, full programs began with the opening of the Olympic Games on October 12. XHDF was owned byOrganización Radio Centro through concessionaire Corporación Mexicana de Radio y Televisión, S.A. de C.V. The station had studios and a transmitter at theTorre Latinoamericana along with a second facility on Calle Mina in the historic center of Mexico City, but XHDF primarily broadcast filmed series with fewer resources than its Mexico City competitors.
In 1972, due to debts owed to the state-ownedSociedad Mexicana de Crédito Industrial (Mexican Industrial Credit Society or SOMEX), XHDF and Corporación Mexicana de Radio y Televisión was nationalized.
The first director of the government-owned Canal 13 was Antonio Menéndez González, and after his death, he was succeeded byEnrique González Pedrero, senator of the state of Tabasco from thePRI. Corporación Mexicana de Radio y Televisión, along with another state-owned enterprise, Tele-Radio Nacional, began receiving new television concessions as part of a national expansion of the Mexico City station into a national television network.
One of the first orders of business for Canal 13 was a relocation. On July 14, 1976, Canal 13's new facilities in theAjusco area of Mexico City were formally inaugurated by PresidentLuis Echeverría. The event was attended by various figures from the political and business sectors of the country, including Secretary of the InteriorMario Moya Palencia and Secretary of Communications and TransportationEugenio Méndez Docurro, as well asEmilio Azcárraga Milmo, Romulo O'Farrill andMiguel Alemán Velasco, who served as directors ofTelevisa.
In 1983, the Mexican government reorganized its broadcast holdings. The result was the creation of the Mexican Television Institute, which changed its name toImevisión in 1985. Imevisión comprised not only Canal 13, now known asRed Nacional 13, but the former Televisión de la República Mexicana, with itschannel 22 station, and a new network known asRed Nacional 7 and broadcast in Mexico City by the brand-newXHIMT-TV (channel 7).
During the Imevisión years, Red Nacional 13 continued to broadcast commercial programming, although it featured some programs with a cultural focus, such asTemas de Garibay,Entre Amigos with Alejandro Aura, and several programs with the journalist Jorge Saldaña.
In 1993, the administration ofCarlos Salinas de Gortari auctioned off Imevisión and some other government-owned media ventures in various packages. Radio Televisión del Centro, headed by electronics store ownerRicardo Salinas Pliego, bought all of the TV stations. The result was the creation of Televisión Azteca, which took its name from the holding company created for the largest of the packages: the Red Nacional 13, including XHDF.
The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 1.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | XHDF | Azteca Uno |
| 1.2 | 480i | Azteca Uno -1Hr |
XHDF-TDT has eight direct repeaters:
| RF | Location | ERP |
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| 25 | Pachuca,Hgo. | 1.22 kW |
| 25 | Tepeji del Río,Hgo. | 4 kW |
| 25 | Coacalco,Mex. | .820 kW[3] |
| 25 | Iztapalapa | .770 kW |
| 25 | Topilejo | .064 kW |
| 25 | Chimalhuacán,Mex. | .220 kW |
| 25 | Ixtapaluca,Mex. | .515 kW[4] |
| 25 | Amecameca,Mex. | .122 kW |
XHDF was among the first stations in the country to obtain approval to build a digital television station, doing so in May 2005. The initial digital facility broadcast with just 37.6 kW, though its power was significantly raised ahead of the end of analog television. At midnight on December 17, 2015, XHDF analog onVHF channel 13 was shut off part of the IFT mandated transition from analog to digital television. In October 2016, the Azteca 13 network nationwide moved from virtual channel 13 to 1, with even the Mexico City station abandoning its longtime channel 13 designation. Ultimately, on January 1, 2018, the entire network was rebranded from Azteca Trece to Azteca Uno.
